Reduce import scopes, remove cycles.

[python_utils.git] / string_utils.py

diff --git a/string_utils.py b/string_utils.py
index 7ad9c42a1e2af3304e18ba6beba021c35acbb086..740a0b960d1da84a4686bf535eb39f006d9d3b77 100644 (file)
--- a/string_utils.py
+++ b/string_utils.py
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ from typing import Any, List, Optional
 import unicodedata
 from uuid import uuid4
 
-import dateparse.dateparse_utils as dp
-
-
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 NUMBER_RE = re.compile(r"^([+\-]?)((\d+)(\.\d+)?([e|E]\d+)?|\.\d+)$")
@@ -815,6 +812,7 @@ def to_bool(in_str: str) -> bool:
 
 
 def to_date(in_str: str) -> Optional[datetime.date]:
+    import dateparse.dateparse_utils as dp
     try:
         d = dp.DateParser()
         d.parse(in_str)
@@ -825,6 +823,7 @@ def to_date(in_str: str) -> Optional[datetime.date]:
 
 
 def valid_date(in_str: str) -> bool:
+    import dateparse.dateparse_utils as dp
     try:
         d = dp.DateParser()
         _ = d.parse(in_str)
@@ -835,6 +834,7 @@ def valid_date(in_str: str) -> bool:
 
 
 def to_datetime(in_str: str) -> Optional[datetime.datetime]:
+    import dateparse.dateparse_utils as dp
     try:
         d = dp.DateParser()
         dt = d.parse(in_str)